On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 1:46 PM John Ruth wrote:
> That was FUNNY! If OLDTOOLS had a "Like Button," I'd be clicking it for
> that one! (I've written the same thing to a handful of other posters, but
> VERY few.)
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> 50 years...he, he, he. Galoot timeline for sure!
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> Is that QS Oak box the right size to contain a Stanley 45 or 55
> multiplane? If so, there's your use for it.
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> Tell us about the really decrepit-looking piece of case-goods that you are
> using as a display table. Is this another "someday" restoration project?
> Something from which to salvage useable wood?
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John
Thanks for the kind words.
I haven't sized the box yet. Since I don't have a 45 or 55, and my 1080
has a factory box, I need to think downsize to the 50, or maybe the woodie
multi blade plane. Counting back 55 years to figure out what's appropriate
doesn't give me great tool choices, so I will assume he used something more
vintage than the router or shaper to build it.
The decrepit carcass was a low boy in its previous life, doors on each end,
and drawers in the middle. The local school had left it outside for free,
and after a week, someone took the drawers. It sat there for another few
days before I decided to grab it for salvagable wood. It is mostly
mahogany I think, and the only piece of plywood so far has been the really
thin back that the weather had destroyed. The top is about 1/2" thick, 14"
deep, and about 48" long, one board. Even the interior dividers are a
single slab, which warped as soon as I took them out. Need to get it
dismantled and under cover soon, we are expecting more damp weather next
month.
--
Kirk Eppler, who discovered a pile of tool pictures that got neglected over
the past year, and caught up a bit over lunch
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